Families Of US Journalists Missing In Syria Filled With Dread -- Stars and Stripes/L.A. Times/MCT
Friends and relatives of Austin Tice, an American journalist who disappeared in Syria two years ago, were preparing to hold a candlelight church vigil for him in Houston on Tuesday when they received shattering news:
James Foley, an American journalist whose family had befriended the Tice family, had been killed in Syria by the militant group Islamic State. The extremists also threatened to execute a second captive American journalist, Steven J. Sotloff, if the United States does not halt airstrikes against the group in northern Iraq.
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My Comment: This is the first time that I am reading a news report that specifies 20 reporters/journalists being held as hostages by Islamic militants. This is a shockingly large number .... and one that the news media has justifiably kept quiet.
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about ukraine conflict im hearing that kiev are losing thousands of men kkia,wia,and desertion masive amounts of armour to rebels this war is classic ww2 warfare with kiev pouring men in like soviets in ww2
The pro-Russians have retaken Metalist, Shchastya and Vesela Hora. Blocking one of the mainroeads that lead to Kharkov, they have also taken, Slavyanoserbsk, which also block one of the bridges going to Kharkov, i think the Ukrainan army have problems, they are getting encirceled in many places and are suffering massive losses somethimes they retreat and leave behind gear. I also have read some unconfirmed reports that Poroshenko is thinking about a retreat to Sloviansk. I dont know where this will go but the pro-Russians are getting stronger and are regaining ground. If this keeps up they can pernhaps wear out the army i think they have almost taken out 3 brigades. If thy can keep the mainroad to Kharkov and the other bridge they may break the siege, if that happens it will relieve the Horkliva because the roads to Debaltseve and Artemivsk. This is from the pro-Russian perspective, only time will tell, if it comes up in the News that the Ukrainian army is retreating to Sloviansk or that there are battles at places nearer Kharkov and Mariupol. If this information is wrong then Luhansk will fall in some weeks, but i think this is true and if the seperatist maintian contorl of the bridges it will wear out the siege and it can secure the city.
Peter St. John .... I mentioned a few weeks ago that eastern Ukraine will be a meat grinder for the Ukraine army. That is what it is. I also mentioned a few weeks ago that the casualty rates are very high .... for both sides. That has not changed.
Rhaegar .... I have two good contacts in the Ukraine government .... they are telling me the same thing. The Ukraine army has the men and material to win .... but they are fighting against locals who know the terrain. The Ukraine Army is winning ground .... but keeping it is another story. When they move on and leave a few soldiers to guard a town, village, or checkpoint .... they are then easily picked off.
Pernhaps The Ukrainian army can win but then they need to change their strategy since many of their divisions are encirceled since they move deep into seperatist terrotory then the seperatists closes the lines behind them. Yes the Ukraine army is winning ground but at a mutch slower rate and now the seperatists are also beginning to gaing ground again and i think they have a fairly good chance at breaking the siege of Luhansk if they can keep the supply routes from Kharkovv blocked and the seperatist have time on their side since they get some supplies from Russia and they have a steady flow of recruits. I dont know if they can wear down the Ukrainian army but who knows they can do, if the seperatist keep up with the encirceling and can pluck one and one unit down in the long term its going to be problems for the Ukrainian army. But who knows if the Ukrainian army takes Luhansk then there will be problems for the seperatists, but until then they still have a chance of victory if they use their homeground to their advantage and keep encirceling units.
YOU SAY KIEV GOV WILL WIN I DONT THINK THEY WILL THE MILITIA ARE GETTN STRONGER AND MORE HEAVY ARMOURED LIKE NOTHING IV SEEN BEFORE WHY DIDNT PUTIN TAKE THE AREAS LIKE HE DID TO CRIMEA AND MAYB NONE OF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED AS THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN ATTACKN RUSSIAN TERRITORY I THINK PUTIN AS YOU SAID BFORE YOU DONT REALLY LIKE HIS VIEWS IS WHAT RUSSIA HAS BEEN WAITN DECADES FOR A STRONG LEADER WHO WILL STAND UP AGAINST USA NO MATTER THE PRICE AND PUBLIC WILL BACK AS THE COUNTRY NATIONAL SECURITY IS BEEN THREATENED BY USA
Peter i agree with you, dont lose the hope of a Novorussia. The Russians are known for turning the tide in a war that they thought they were going to lose, the Russians dont give up easy. Just look at the October revolution and WW2 or as the Russians call it: The Patrotic War. I am not a communist but i like Russia under Putin. Hope communism never will return to Russia . And why Putin dident taking the east, it is to exspensive to rebuild the cities. But they can maybe find a way around it, Novorussia can act as a de-Facto buffer state an Russia can give yhem money to fix the damages and hold things running. He can give them money overtime, Putin cant do that if he annexses the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Then he must pay fast to dont lose the approval from the people in the east. But he can invade to push back the ATO and then pulback. Thats my theories. And hood to see another Russian friendly guy, slava Russia!
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